Henry Isiah COOPER

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Service Number:	6239
Enlisted:	6 June 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ashburton, New Zealand, 1883
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 11, Row I, Grave 18. Headstone inscription reads: God, King & Country Formerly Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6239, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
11 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6239, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
11 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6239, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6239, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Severe shrapnel wound to the shoulder and neck. Invalided to England on 10 October 1917

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Address at the time of enlistment was Kapella, QLD

Son of Isaac Cooper and Jessie Cooper of 'Woodbine', Castlemaine, Victoria

Husband of Florence Annie Cooper nee McMinn of Castlemaine, Victoria. Henry and Florence married on 2 August 1916 in Castlemaine

Medal. British War Medal, Victory Medal